John Ambrose Fleming1904
Invents the thermionic vacuum diode, controlling electron flow from a heated cathode to an anode for radio detection and rectification.
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Invents the thermionic vacuum diode, controlling electron flow from a heated cathode to an anode for radio detection and rectification.
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